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- Duping is a small village under Wushan County, Chongqing City, close to the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. Originally, this place was just a small, neglected place that could not be found even on the map. However, as the relationship between Western Sichuan and the Qing court became increasingly tense, armies from both sides gathered in the border area, bringing this small village into the sight of the Western Sichuan army.
After the 7th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army moved from Bazhong to Chongqing, it mainly deployed on the border south of the Yangtze River in Wushan County, and to the north was the defense area of ??the 5th Division in the west. The Seventh Brigade established its headquarters in Duping. Opposite the 7th Brigade is the Third Town of the Hubei New Army. The town has more than 20,000 people, equipped with artillery and cavalry. It is relatively strong. The commander is Zhang Xun.
Even though the opponent's strength is more than twice as many as theirs, the officers and soldiers of the 7th Brigade are not afraid, but have always been in a tough posture. Fortunately, both sides maintained restraint before receiving the order to start the war.
The weather in June has been very hot, and Chongqing is also known as a furnace, making the soldiers stationed here miserable. Since the morning, the temperature has risen sharply after the sun comes out, but in order to prevent the enemy from attacking, the soldiers still have to enter the trenches to defend.
"Boy, my kettle is out of water, go get me a jug of water!" Li Dazhu, the squad leader of the 3rd Platoon and 3rd Platoon of the 2nd Company of the 4th Battalion of the 7th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army, ordered to a 16-year-old recruit Danzi. .
"Okay, squad leader!" The second son immediately took the squad leader and his comrades' kettles and went to get water from a pool in front. This is already the border between Sichuan and Hubei, but the detailed border lines have always been relatively vague. Both the Western Sichuan Army and the Qing Army only deployed defense lines roughly. For example, the pool where Xiao Erzi and the others fetch water is where people from the Western Sichuan Army and the Hubei New Army fetch water.
The boy took several kettles, quickly ran to the pool, opened the lids, and filled the pots one by one with water.
"Hey, boy, are you here to get water again?" Two new Hubei soldiers wearing Western-style military uniforms but still with pigtails on their heads also came to get water. When they saw the second boy, they said hello.
"Yeah!" The second boy nodded, not ready to say anything more. In any case, both sides are enemies now! There's no telling when the war will start.
"Hey, look at the Western Sichuan Army's equipment. Even the kettles are made of steel, unlike ours which are made of leather."
"Yes!" When fetching water, two Hubei New Army soldiers looked at a row of kettles placed on the ground by Xiao Erzi and said.
After hearing what they said, Xiao Erzi was very proud. Whether it is weapons or other equipment, the Western Sichuan Army is far from being comparable to the Qing Army, even the new Hubei Army.
"Boy, are you carrying so many kettles by yourself? Why don't you give two to your brother?" A soldier from the Hubei New Army looked at Xiao Erzi's kettle with a greedy light in his eyes. A kettle of this size must be worth at least one tael of silver!
"No!" Xiao Erzi flatly refused. After filling the water, he picked up the kettle and walked to the club.
"Damn, you little bastard! Grab him!" The two Hubei New Army soldiers were not good birds to begin with, so they immediately took action. They jumped up, pushed Xiao Erzi to the ground, and tried to rob him of his belongings.
"Asshole!" Xiao Erzi yelled. He resisted desperately, but his thin body was no match for the two sturdy Hubei New Army soldiers. Not only was the water bottle taken away, but also the rifle and bullets on his body. All were taken away.
¡°I¡¯ll fight with you!¡± Xiao Erzi¡¯s eyes were spitting fire and he rushed forward.
"Looking for death!" "Bang", the gun rang out, and Xiao Erzi fell to the ground clutching his chest.
"What's going on? Where is the gunshot?" Li Dazhu, the squad leader of the third squad, was shocked.
"It's in the direction of the water pool. Will something happen to the second boy?" said the deputy squad leader of the third class.
"You stay here, I'll take people to take a look. Xiao Zhou, Xiao Wu, you guys follow me!" Li Dazhu quickly led people to run to the waterhole. As a result, all I saw was Xiao Erzi's body.
"Chase! It must be someone from the Hubei New Army!" Li Dazhu, with tears in his eyes, quickly chased after him with a few soldiers.
They only chased for a few dozen meters when they saw the two Hubei New Army soldiers carrying Xiao Erzi's rifle and several water bottles in their hands. Li Dazhu immediately identified the murderer.
"Shoot, kill those two bastards!" Although the Qing army's defense line was not far ahead, Li Dazhu still issued the order.
"Bang! Bang!" After two gunshots, two Hubei New Army soldiers fell to the ground. But the Hubei New Army exploded when they saw this scene.
"Brothers, come on! The Western Sichuan Army has killed our people!" A large group of Hubei New Army troops immediately came out from their positions.?? rushed out.
"Retreat!" Li Dazhu quickly retreated with his people, taking Xiao Erzi's body back with him. However, dozens of Hubei New Army troops were in hot pursuit. They chased them all the way to the front of the Western Sichuan Army's position.
The platoon leader of the third platoon saw dozens of Hubei New Army chasing after him, and thought it was the Hubei New Army launching an attack. The order to fire was immediately given.
Three rows of heavy machine guns and mortars immediately started shooting. Artillery shells exploded in the Hubei New Army, blowing up several soldiers. A row of heavy machine gunners swept past, and the few Hubei New Army soldiers at the front immediately fell to the ground.
However, this firing also completely detonated the tense atmosphere between the Western Sichuan Army and the Hubei New Army, and more and more troops joined the battle. When Xie Dingkun, commander of the 7th Brigade, received the news, most of the troops of the 7th Brigade had already been engaged in the battle. Moreover, under the fierce firepower of the 7th Brigade, they not only repelled the attack of the Hubei New Army, but also burned the flames of war to the Hubei New Army's positions.
"Chief of Staff, how are the losses of the troops now?" Xie Dingkun was very depressed. It was only the morning of June 17th, and the scheduled attack time was tomorrow.
"Our casualties are relatively small, but now that the battle has begun across the board, we can only make mistakes. Report to the chief of general staff, and then the whole brigade will go into battle!" Yu Hai, chief of staff of the 7th Brigade, suggested.
"Report to the Chief of General Staff immediately! In addition, order all ministries to prepare for battle. As soon as the order from the headquarters arrives, launch an attack immediately!" said Xie Dingkun, Chief of Staff of the 7th Brigade. Now that the gun has gone off, we can only launch an attack in advance.
After Xiong Wu of Wanxian County learned about the situation, he immediately ordered the Western Sichuan Army to launch an offensive across the board, breaking through the Hubei New Army's defense lines before they could react, in order to gain the initiative. The Western Sichuan Army has set up telegraph lines directly on the front line and Wanxian County, so timely communication can be achieved.
It is reported that the research on wireless telegraphy, which the Western Sichuan Army attaches great importance to, has entered a substantial stage. With the efforts of a large number of Western Sichuan engineers and Russian consultants, a prototype has been developed. It's just that it's too large and too heavy, so it needs further improvement.
After receiving Xiong Wu¡¯s order, various departments of the Western Sichuan Army immediately launched an attack. For a time, five divisions and one brigade of the Western Sichuan Army launched an all-out attack on the Hubei New Army in the five towns opposite. The artillery battalions of each division were equipped with 105mm-caliber howitzers, which were so powerful that they quickly plunged the defense line of the Hubei New Army opposite into a sea of ??flames.
The Hubei New Army did not expect that the Western Sichuan Army would open fire at this time. Except for Zhang Xun, the commander of the third town, who already knew the specific situation and made preparations, the other towns were caught off guard by the Western Sichuan Army.
The artillery position of the 7th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army. The artillery battalion of the 7th Brigade is firing at the position of the Third Town of the Hubei New Army. The artillery position of the 7th Brigade is a two-company artillery battalion, equipped with a total of twenty-four 105mm howitzers. Compared with the artillery battalions of other divisions, it lacks the establishment of two companies. But even so, the power cannot be underestimated.
The Hubei New Army's Third Town position opposite had been severely damaged by the 7th Brigade's shelling. In terms of civil engineering work, the Hubei New Army was originally weaker than the Western Sichuan Army. Their fortifications were immediately destroyed after being ravaged by the Western Sichuan Army's artillery.
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